Jamal Robinson and Andy Schwartz from Stony Creek Brewing out of Branford, Connecticut take us through the origin of their brand, how they came to the industry and explain their company mission statement.

In the first episode of our two-part series covering the Make the Cut Homebrew Competition, we hear from Kate Cartwright of Beverage Warehouse, Dave Rheaume of 14th Star Brewery, Jason Dennis from Beverage Warehouse, the 2016 Make the Cut Winner Roland Maheux, the Deputy Commissioner of Vermont Tourism and Marketing Steve Cook, Dan Sartwell of 14th Star Brewery and the Events and Sponsorships Manager for Killington Resort Jeff Alexander

In the second episode of our Make the Cut Homebrew Competition series, we hear from Eric D., known as @HopSnobbery on Twitter, Executive Director of the Stowe Area Association Amy Morrison, Brand Communications Manager at Cabot Creamery Nate Formalarie, Ricky the Meadmaker, head brewer at Groennfell Meadery, and have a return visit from Bethany Baker of Girls Pint out.

Michael Saklad and Pat Fondiller from Smuttynose Brewing Company talk about the history of their signature beers, the future of the beer business in 2017, the growth of their brewery, their bottling process and the importance of having a lab on site for quality control.

Billy Brigham of PourSmith Draught Services and Justin Gould, Chief Beer Officer of Farmhouse Tap & Grill both work to maintain the health of draft lines in Vermont. They talked with hosts Jeff Baker and Jason Strempek about their best practices and share some of their worst horror stories!

Ken Grossman, Founder/CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Hear the history of Sierra Nevada in Ken's own words as he takes you through the brewery's conception, development and finally to the creation of their first East Coast location in Asheville, North Carolina. This family business has been through it all.

Jason Stuffle and Dan Hament of the Green Mountain Mashers homebrew club talk about their homebrewing history, the Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition and the importance of inclusion in the beer scene.

Sam von Trapp and Mike Whitty from von Trapp Brewing in Stowe, Vt. discuss loyalty, winning their home market, their origin story - yes, that von Trapp - and reveal what type of animal is on their logo.

Bass player from The Lights Out and Burlington native Matt King joins Jeff Baker and guest-host Brent Hallenbeck to talk about their newest album T.R.I.P. The Lights Out teamed up with Aeronaut Brewing Company to release their album on beer cans in November 2016.

Kris Nelson and Cheray MacFarland from Citizen Cider join hosts Jeff Baker and Jason Strempek for this episode of "It's the Cider Talking". Listen in as they recount their history, explain their fermenting process and take us through what makes them unique in a world full of breweries and cideries.

Dave Steinman from Beer Marketer's Insights joins this episode of It's the Beer Talking. Beer Marketer's Insights was founded in 1970 and is a family business that tracks data in the craft beer industry to help marketers market.

John Scholl from the Cicerone Certification Program joins us this week on It's the Beer Talking. Listen in as Scholl teaches us the tell-tale signs of a dirty glass and brings us through the levels of certification that can be achieved with the program.

Madi Holtzman of Toast Ale USA joins this episode of It's the Beer Talking to talk about the importance of fighting food waste on a global scale... with beer. Toast Ale uses surplus bread that otherwise would have ended up in the landfill to make craft beer.

Anne Becerra, @annelikesbeer on Twitter joins this episode of It's the Beer Talking. Becerra works to welcome people into the world of beer and is committed to helping explain the craftsmanship behind it.